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Supervisors, school board plan swear-in ceremonies

By Uriah Kiser
Left to right: Jeremy McPike (D), Deshundra Jefferson (D), and Babur Lateef (D), all elected to serve four-year terms in the Virginia State Senate, Prince William Board of County Supervisors, and Prince William County School Board, respectively, on November 7, 2023.

The Prince William County Board of Suepervisors and School Board will hold swearing-in ceremonies.

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Schools

School, fields, and electricity topics at a year-end Manassas meeting

By Lynn Forkell Greene

Manassas City Councilwoman Theresa Coates Ellis held an end-of-year wrap-up discussion focused on rebuilding Jennie Dean Elementary School and the potential loss of open park fields.

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Prince William

New E-ZPass ramps open at Quantico, Courthouse Road marking FredEx completion

By Uriah Kiser

Transurban North America, operator of the 95, 395, and 495 Express Lanes, announced today the final access points of the 95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension will open at 10 p.m. on December 7, 2023, ready for northbound rush hour the morning of December 8, 2023.

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Prince William

Willie J. Toney, former Dumfries Councilman, is 49th Annual Christmas Parade Grand Marshal

By Amelia Breeden

It’s parade day in Dumfries, as the town will welcome the season during its 49th annual Christmas Parade.

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Prince William

Chronic absenteeism rate improves; Failing grades persist at county middle, high schools

By Sarah Romero
McDade

Encouraging data in Prince William County Public Schools highlights improvements in chronic absenteeism and elementary school reading grades.

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Architects to present ‘more options’ for Dean School, ‘taking field space into greater account’

By Uriah Kiser

The Manassas School Board will hear a revised proposal for a new Dean Elementary School on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.

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Prince William

Stern next up as county planning director; 4th in 3 years; Hired amid data center controversy

By Uriah Kiser

The Board of County Supervisors concurred with the County Executive’s decision to appoint Washington Stern, whose appointment is effective Feb. 5, 2024.

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Prince William

Delegate wants highway toll price caps for Va. residents

By Uriah Kiser
I-66 E-ZPass Express Lanes at Haymarket [Photo: I-66 Mobility Partners]

Delegate Candi Mondon King (D-23, Stafford, Woodbridge) says she will again push legislation that requires a study of the cost of using the region’s E-ZPass Express Lanes. 

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Prince William

Supervisors agree to spend $16 million on land for new sportsplex

By Uriah Kiser
The James McCoart Building at the Prince William County Government Center. [Photo by Uriah Kiser/Potomac Local News]

Prince William County taxpayers could soon own 22 acres of land near Interstate 95 and Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge.

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Musselman Park still in limbo: ‘Stafford screwed this project up…something has to be done now…’

By Sarah Romero

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors is still unsure how to fund Musselman Park.

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